The Foundry Theatre production of Bertolt Brecht's Good Person of Szechwan, featuring Taylor Mac and original live music by César Alvarez with The Lisps, begins performances Oct. 18 at the Public Theater.

Here's how it's billed: "Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? In this comic and complex play, one of Brecht's most entertaining characters, Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless, cross-dressing prostitute, is forced to disguise herself as a savvy businessman named Shui Ta to master the ruthlessness necessary to be a 'good person' in a cruel world of limited resources."

Here's a look at the production:

Taylor Mac Stars in The Foundry's Good Person of Szechwan at The Public

Taylor Mac Stars in The Foundry's Good Person of Szechwan at The Public

The Foundry Theatre production of Bertolt Brecht's Good Person of Szechwan, featuring Taylor Mac and original live music by César Alvarez with The Lisps, begins performances Oct. 18 at the Public Theater. Read the Playbill.com story.